Malabar Raven
Papilio dravidarum Wood-Mason, 1880 മലബാർ റാവൻ SPECIES DETAILS Common English Name: Malabar Raven Malayalam Name: മലബാർ റാവൻ . Tamil Name: Scientific Name: Papilio dravidarum Wood-Mason, 1880 Sub Family: Papilioninae Family: Papilionidae Order : Lepidoptera DISTRIBUTION: Endemic to Western Ghats STATUS: . Not assessed. Not common. HABITAT: Moist deciduous forests and teak plantations with host plants and seen in altitude 300-900 M MSL HABIT: The Malabar raven resembles the common crow in habits and flight, but is faster than the other mimic, the common mime. It prefers shady patches. The males drink at wet patches especially in the hot dry pre-monsoon days TYPICAL IDENTIFICATION FEATURES The Malabar raven is a blackish-brown tailless swallowtail butterfly, about 80 to 100 mm...